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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223/223 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Greg Kerr | 20,206 | 46.95 |
Elected |
| LIB | Robert Thibault | 15,712 | 36.51 |
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| NDP | George Barron | 5,631 | 13.08 |
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| GRN | Ross Johnson | 1,487 | 3.46 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding borders Nova Scotia's Fundy shore, encompassing an area from Lower West Pubnico to Black Rock Road and Highway 101 in the east. It consists of Yarmouth, Digby and Annapolis counties and a small part of Kings County. The communities in this largely rural riding include Yarmouth, Middleton, Argyle, Digby, Bridgetown, Annapolis Royal and Berwick. Seal, Brier and Long islands are also in the riding.
In 2004, 100 per cent of West Nova was retained and 20 per cent of Kings-Hants was added in the east. The riding of South West Nova was created in 1976 from 81 per cent of South Western Nova and 19 per cent of Annapolis Valley. In 1996, Seal Island was added and the name changed to West Nova.
Population: 86,393 (2006 census; a decrease of 2.1% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Greg Kerr defeated Liberal incumbent Robert Thibault by 1,594 votes in 2008. In 2006, Kerr lost to Thibault by 511 votes.
In 2004, Thibault defeated Conservative challenger John Charles Carey by 4,134 votes to earn a second term. He was minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from 2001 to 2002 and minister of fisheries and oceans from 2002 to 2003.
South Western Nova riding was won by PC Charles Haliburton in 1972 and by Liberal Coline Campbell in 1974. In 1979, in the reconfigured South West Nova, Haliburton defeated Campbell by 114 votes. In 1980, Campbell won, but she was defeated in 1984 by PC Gerald Comeau. In 1988, Campbell ran again and defeated Comeau. In 1993, Liberal Harry Verran was elected.
- 1979 - PC
- 1980 - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993 - LIB
- 1997 - PC
- 2000, 2004, 2006 - LIB
- 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 51.03% (43,365) |
| French | 29.97% (25,470) |
| Aboriginal | 9.93% (8,435) |
| American | 0.71% (605) |
| Canadian | 47.81% (40,625) |
| Caribbean | 0.19% (160) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.09% (80) |
| Western European | 14.32% (12,165) |
| Northern European | 1.38% (1,170) |
| Eastern European | 1.67% (1,415) |
| S European | 1.56% (1,325) |
| Other European | 0.41% (350) |
| Scandinavian | 1.31% (1,110) |
| Baltic | 0.06% (55) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.17% (145) |
| African | 0.78% (665) |
| Arab | 0.37% (315) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.06% (55) |
| South Asia | 0.19% (165) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.36% (305) |
| Oceania | 0.06% (50) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.01% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 84,975 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 83% (70,110) |
| French | 15% (12,790) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (10) |
| Portuguese | 0% (15) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (60) |
| Danish | 0% (10) |
| Dutch | 0% (180) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (15) |
| German | 1% (685) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (25) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (55) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (10) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (10) |
| Hungarian | 0% (15) |
| Greek | 0% (10) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (30) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (50) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (40) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (20) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (10) |
| Korean | 0% (50) |
| Cantonese | 0% (10) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (70) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (80) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (15) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 84,495 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.71 |
| Mining | 0.74 |
| Utilities | 1.20 |
| Construction | 5.42 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 5.21 |
| Retail | 12.62 |
| Transport | 4.59 |
| Info Culture | 3.28 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.95 |
| Real Estate | 1.49 |
| ProSciTech | 5.59 |
| Management | 0.14 |
| Waste/Remediation | 9.51 |
| Education | 5.51 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 13.43 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.54 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.74 |
| Public Admin | 4.84 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 42,340 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 11.3%
9.1% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 17.74%
15.13%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 32.11%
29.68%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $56,434
$67,672 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 4%
5% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 29.01%
33.65% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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